Durham seems to have relatively few scholarships and less financial support compared to the other universities I have applied to, and considering that it has one of the highest living costs, people from low-income households are understandably hesitant.
You get my pain! My financial situation is a bit messy at the moment, so I either come under the £25000 bracket, or my household income is around £50k (for complicated reasons)... Either way, I can't really afford Durham.
You get my pain! My financial situation is a bit messy at the moment, so I either come under the £25000 bracket, or my household income is around £50k (for complicated reasons)... Either way, I can't really afford Durham.
I should open a charity on my behalf
£50k and you wouldn't be able to afford Durham?! How on Earth am I going to cope (even £25,000 is a lot).
Durham seems to have relatively few scholarships and less financial support compared to the other universities I have applied to, and considering that it has one of the highest living costs, people from low-income households are understandably hesitant.
I don't disagree, but I think that it is those who come from middle-income households that truly get the short end of stick. Coming from a very low-income background myself, I know I get a larger sum in grants/loans that someone from a middle-income background, as well as the £2k knocked off accommodation; I can just about afford Durham with all that. In comparison, someone from a middle-income background won't get as much financial support but, unlike someone from a high-income background, will most likely not have huge sums of money available to finance their education. They end up left in a kind of financial limbo.
So I do understand where you are coming from, but I do think in some ways it is perhaps harder for someone from a middle-income background to finance their education.
I don't disagree, but I think that it is those who come from middle-income households that truly get the short end of stick. Coming from a very low-income background myself, I know I get a larger sum in grants/loans that someone from a middle-income background, as well as the £2k knocked off accommodation; I can just about afford Durham with all that. In comparison, someone from a middle-income background won't get as much financial support but, unlike someone from a high-income background, will most likely not have huge sums of money available to finance their education. They end up left in a kind of financial limbo.
So I do understand where you are coming from, but I do think in some ways it is perhaps harder for someone from a middle-income background to finance their education.